De energie van de toekomst
At the end of this unit: You can formulate a point of view on environmental issues When performing this task: you have to retrieve the main thought. you have to assess statements about the text. you have to identify arguments supporting and opposing
Early Childhood education
Carotid Stenosis Part 1
In this module, you will learn about cerebral vascular occlusive disease and its relation to symptoms. Clinical history: WISE-MD is a required, case-based, multidisciplinary, self-study online resource within the surgery clerkship. It is employed 1) as a model that provides core surgical knowledge, decision-making, intellectual aspects of skills, and professional competency, and 2) a primer for operating room experiences. In actual use it consists of 2 parts: Part 1 is an enactment of the patien
Why Do Languages Die? The history of the world's languages is largely a story of loss and decline. At around 8000 BC, linguists estimate that upwards of 20,000 languages may have been in existence.[1] Today the number stands at 6,909 and is declining rapidly.[2] By 2100, it is quite realistic to expect that half
News #147 - New Year, New Seasons, New Sale!
My, how time flies! Not too long ago, it was still 2011 and we were giving out holiday gifts to language lovers. Though indeed a memorable year to reflect on, we like to keep our dwelling-on-the-past to a minimum! Doctors say it’s not healthy. What is healthy is setting resolutions and doing our best this [...]
Adolescent Weight And Growth: BMI Explained
This video explains the following:What is "BMI"? How do I calculate my child's BMI? What is a "BMI percentile"? Is BMI calculated the same way for children as it is for adults? What is the BMI range for an underweight, normal and overweight child? What is a "growth chart"?How often should I analyze my child's growth? Are all children measured against the same growth chart?Can I use a growth chart to predict my child's future height and weight?What is the "growth percentile curve"? Should I be co
ISS Update - Jan. 10, 2012
The International Space Station video update for Jan. 10, 2012.
Article :: Creating Lens Blur Effects with Focal Point 2
Photoshop expert Dan Moughamian demonstrates how Focal Point 2 helps photographers to draw attention to the most important parts of their image, by carefully blurring other parts of the shot.
Vacances d'été
This unit has been designed to develop your French speaking and reading skills by exploring summer holidays in French.
Kinect and Scratch
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Entrepreneurship Day - Disruptive Innovation Fund - Erich Spangenberg
Erich Spangenberg discusses the Disruptive Innovation Fund at Rutgers during the University's 2011 Entrepreneurship Day.
University of Georgia Fall Commencement Address
Address to the Fall Semester Commencement at the University of Georgia by James H. Shepherd Jr., chairman of the Shepherd Center in Atlanta.
Demain, l’Université (video)
L’étiolement en France de la conception d’une université comme unique lieu de production du savoir et d’échange, et la conséquente création des grandes écoles, organismes de recherche, IUT…, ont appauvri, en même temps que le sous-financement et le manque d’autonomie, l’université française.
Et demain ? L’université devra se construire autour des initiatives à venir. La loi de liberté et d’autonomie, dite loi Pécresse (LRU), sera un premier pas en avant car
How to Add a Video
WatchKnowLearn is a wiki, which means that all of our users are strongly encouraged to add quality videos into our directory. It's a simple, three-step process to embed a video from another place on the internet into the WKL directory. This short video will walk you through that process. There is another video that will also help in this process. It is titled "How to Add Details to a New Video." (03:28)
CNIPsy 2010 Marseille - Prévenir et prendre en charge les conduites addictives. Débat. (video)
Session : Dépendance - Drogue - Addictologie. WORK in PROGRESS. Thème : «Mauvais genre»
Titre : CNIPsy 2010 Marseille - Prévenir et prendre en charge les conduites addictives dans une société addictogène.
Résumé : En prenant le pouvoir sur leur prise en charge, les usagers de drogues ont transformé les approches des médecins : la réduction des risques et l’auto-support ont consacré ce changement de paradigme. La question des salles de shoot, telle qu’elle a ét
Dr. Boyce Watkins helps shape the definition of the word diversity
Dr. Boyce Watkins of Syracuse University spoke to a packed Whitley Auditorium as the Keynote Speaker for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Program at Elon University, January 11, 2012.
Darwin's Frog Avoids Snake by Floating Down Stream
This short video gives excellent real life footage of a Darwin's Frog floating down stream to avoid being eaten by snake. Students will enjoy the close up shot of the frog upside down floating in water. Discovered by Charles Darwin in the thick, gloomy forests of southern-central Chile, Darwin’s frog (Rhinoderma darwinii) possesses a distinctive appearance and an unusual biology. The head of this species has a triangular appearance due to the presence of a pronounced, fleshy proboscis
16.888 Multidisciplinary System Design Optimization (MIT)
This course is mainly focused on the quantitative aspects of design and presents a unifying framework called "Multidisciplinary System Design Optimization" (MSDO). The objective of the course is to present tools and methodologies for performing system optimization in a multidisciplinary design context, focusing on three aspects of the problem:
(i) The multidisciplinary character of engineering systems, (ii) design of these complex systems, and (iii) tools for optimization.
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SOPA and PIPA
During this eleven-minute video clip, Sal Khan discusses what SOPA and PIPA are at face value and what they could end up enabling.
Brazzaville 2011 – Cancer du sein : Quand demander une IRM mammaire ?
Titre : Brazzaville 2011 – Cancer du sein : Quand demander une IRM mammaire ?
Intervenant (s) : Loïc BOULANGER (Service de chirurgie gynécologique et mammaire Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre, CHRU de Lille).
Résumé : Excellente VPN, très bonne sensibilité (CIS : 90%, CI : 97%)
• Mais ne pas l’utiliser pour n’importe quelle indication car:
– Coût, temps d’examen, accès difficile
– Mauvaise spécificité : découverte de nombreuses lésions bé
